December 2013

Thanks to ALL the local schools who got in touch wanting to be involved in our very special T'was The Night Before Christmas Story.. read by over 60 children from nearly 30 local schools! Click the play button to listen to the story!

It was described as the most serious tidal surge in more than 30 years.

A tidal surge is caused a number of factors coming together.

Firstly the weather - an area of low pressure with strong winds whips up the sea. It drags up the sea level. If the wind is strong and blowing towards the coast AND it co-incides with high tide you get a VERY high tide: "A tidal surge" and the result is often coastal flooding.

Today, I've been getting your reaction and hearing your stories.

Julie Dyl is the owner of Rags Hotel and Restaurant on the harbourside in Bridlington.

They carried on serving customers as the water came in!

Here's Julie:

Neil Hodgson is the co-owner of the Sandside Cafe at Sandsend.

His business escaped unharmed, but the beach has never looked like this before.

At 9:30pm tonight I chatted LIVE to Superintendent Glynn Payne from North Yorkshire Police with the latest info from tonight's Emergency Meeting at Scarborough Town Hall. Includes the latest predictions for tomorrow's high tide at around 6am. Click the play button below.. Paddy